Assessment Tools

The following resources can help educators assess student learning through the use of technology. We have separated the assessment tools into two categories: academic and behavioral. The assessment tools for academic knowledge and skills provide immediate feedback to the teacher, and have the ability to share performance data to students as well. Most of these tools can be used to conduct both formative and summative assessments. The increasing emphasis on data-driven instruction makes these tools particularly well suited for educators looking for tools that enable them to collect data on student performance in engaging and effective ways.

Academic Assessment

Socrative	Student Clicker- The student edition consists of smart clicker technology in a student response system. Individual assessment, small group, or whole class engagement is possible, enabling you to gauge your students' progress after a lesson. This format works on mobile devices, tablets, and in both Windows and Mac.
Socrative	Teacher Clicker- The teacher edition enables you to collect and review data in real time. Once all students have completed the assessment, teacher edition allows you to export student data into an excel spreadsheet. Import quizzes directly from Excel, or create within the app. Multiple choice, open response, etc.
LectureTools	Lecture tools enables you to embed functions within PPT presentations. As you students view your presentation, they can indicate slides that are confusing, ask questions, respond to questions, and much more. This is a paid software, but a trial version exists.
e-folios	Increasingly, e-portfolios have become an effective way by which to measure the development of student knowledge and skills. The portability of the digital work products is a desirable method of demonstrating students growth over the length of an entire course.
Edmodo	Educators can utilize this social network to share content with students, and to assess work that students submit. Attach feedback to student work, and utilize the social network's vast array of features to connect and collaborate.

Behavioral Data Collection / Assessment

D.A.T.A.	Track up to four events at a time. Collect frequency and duration information on a variety of behaviors. You can preset behavioral targets for all of your students to enable quick and easy data collection.
DataTracker	Collect data on all of your students, and set pre-established behavioral goals. Features include the ability to store unlimited data, and to email data to yourself and see data in graphed form.
eCove	iTunes description: Gather objective data while observing teaching practices and student behavior. Nine very easy to use timer, counter, checklist, and scale tools included with more available.
ClassDojo	iTunes description: ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. It also captures and generates data on behavior that teachers can share with parents and administrators.
Teacher's Assistant Pro	iTunes description: Teacher's Assistant Pro allows teachers to keep track of student actions, behaviors, and achievements in the classroom. Communicate quickly and easily with parents and administration by documenting student habits and behaviors and sending reports via email, text or making a call right from your iPhone. The app is used by thousands of teachers around the world.

Rubrics

App Evaluation	This rubric has been developed by Harry Walker, a Johns Hopkins doctoral student. It provides a framework that helps educators evaluate apps by providing criteria that has been studied and refined over various iterations.
App Evaluation (with a special education focus)	This rubric has been developed by Jeanette Van Houten, an AT consultant. It provides additional selection criteria helpful for students with exceptional needs.

Creating Rubrics	You no longer have to worry about creating rubrics-- this app is just what you need.
Student Rubrics	This exemplar shows the way to students can create rubrics to assess essential skills.